Maria Taylor catches up with New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson for an interview, talking about:
0:00 Dealing with expectations
1:09 Turning into a playmaker this season
1:38 Learning from Brandon Ingram
2:00 Playing with Steven Adams
2:34 The kind of Black man he wants to be
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yaboy _matt
February 13, 2021 at 1:14 am
zions improving in all the areas people are critiquing him on and it’s only his second season. he’s definitely gonna fulfill his potential
Michael Jordan
February 13, 2021 at 1:14 am
Zeeeiioooonnn
B4UShout
February 13, 2021 at 1:20 am
Miss once + LeBron sadly is better than u + I love that you are satirical
Wyeth Purkiss
February 13, 2021 at 1:32 am
@B4UShout. 🧢 🧢
trebledc
February 13, 2021 at 1:18 am
As long their or his defense does not improve it just entertaining nota competition
Tiger Woods
February 13, 2021 at 1:21 am
Keep working Zion
Austin Fogarty
February 13, 2021 at 1:28 am
there is zero dought in my mind that zion will develope his jump shot and will soon be a superstar averaging upwards of 26 to 27 ppg by the end of his third year in the nba. FUTURE MVP
Flyhighphilly
February 13, 2021 at 3:20 am
Dude is gonna average 30 easy he’s the most dominant player at his age in the paint I have seen since Shaq and he’s 6ft7 smh
ben1ben2ben1
February 13, 2021 at 3:57 am
Honestly, he will probably be close to 26ppg at the end of this season. His roll is growing. He had a really slow start, but his PPG is going up fast. He is already at 24.4
Austin Fogarty
February 13, 2021 at 7:28 pm
@ben1ben2ben1 true and his defense is getting better every game as well
ben1ben2ben1
February 13, 2021 at 9:37 pm
@Austin Fogarty As is his conditioning. Looking faster every game and rarely looks tired anymore
Richard Jones
February 15, 2021 at 6:47 pm
I’d say 2 more years most players develop a good jumper within 3/5 years in the league can’t wait to see lamelos jumpshot in 3/5 years
FreshPrinceShaun
February 13, 2021 at 1:37 am
Zion could always pass, just that the nba has more spacing and he can actually operate
Ricky Fontaine
February 13, 2021 at 1:59 am
My guys getting better at these interviews🎯😎
Christopher Davis
February 13, 2021 at 2:19 am
zion looks like a stone henge
TheHeavenman88
February 13, 2021 at 3:18 am
Lol YOU actually look more like stone henge than Zion ever will 😂😂
That Guy Over There
February 13, 2021 at 2:28 am
Overhyped
Benjamin Jones
February 13, 2021 at 3:23 am
Underhyped… get outta here with that weak comment lol 😂
Aidan Thomas
February 13, 2021 at 3:40 am
No
Alkebulan Is Home
February 13, 2021 at 2:55 am
Bro is balling dude is special I don’t know how he does it in the paint
Ben Dover
February 13, 2021 at 5:11 am
I’m pretty sure we all know a way B.I is always calm 😂🍁
efua
February 13, 2021 at 7:59 am
That joke is not funny
Adrian Lazaro
February 13, 2021 at 9:40 am
Wood socialMEDIA
Kalenjin Gamer
February 13, 2021 at 9:59 am
Maria Taylor is so beautiful ..
Yuga Kん。
February 13, 2021 at 10:19 am
2:17
Zion: I’ve never seen any one box out 3-4 poeple at one time
Fans: 👀 Zion almost every game
brad56t darius03
February 13, 2021 at 5:14 pm
Many people who have followed him since high school have tended to focus on the athleticism and dunks, but those of us who have CLOSELY followed him knew he had a handle, could pass…did we not see him make some outstanding transition passes in college…, could be effective inside and mid-range, and had a jump shot, which , for many pros , needs developing. I am MOST impressed with Williamson’s going about his business his own way. Passionate “casuals”…whatever that means,…,don’t recognize the difference from last season to this one, even though it’s obvious, because they’re blinded by their own expectations of him. He’s in much better shape and performing much better. And, will get better. It’s fun watching it unfold. Many experts underestimated him prior to his Freshman year at Duke, with both Sports Illustrated and Basketball Times saying he’d be a great sixth man, to compliment Barrett, Reddish, and Jones. We now know what happened as that season went along;if folks had watched the Canada Tour prior to that season, they’d have seen it for themselves.
Those who insist on weighing in about what Williamson needs to do, or, what THEY need for him to do, need to reign in their expectations, and get some patience.
Rodrigo Soares
February 13, 2021 at 9:32 pm
Why does ESPN avoid talking about the best team in the NBA today????? Where are the Jazz, ESPN???????????????????????????????????????
derrick
February 15, 2021 at 2:35 am
dude has gotta get a better razor
Aaron Miranda
February 15, 2021 at 6:36 am
He isn’t even averaging 3 assists a game and y’all calling him a playmaker
There can be only one
February 15, 2021 at 6:57 pm
Playmaking is not only getting assist’s. When you understand that.
Aaron Miranda
February 15, 2021 at 7:05 pm
@There can be only one I know that but when you think of playmaker you think of 2 things. Getting assists and making your teammates better through passing. Zion doesn’t really do either of them. If he did make his teammates better through his passing they would be a playoff team right now but obviously they aren’t
justintimeplaya4
February 16, 2021 at 5:06 pm
They barely let zion take the ball up the court wym?
Aaron Miranda
February 16, 2021 at 9:48 pm
@justintimeplaya4 he doesn’t have to take the ball up the court to playmake. All that person does is make the first pass but most of the times the first pass doesn’t lead to the shot. He just needs to pass more when he gets the ball and make good passes leading to shots to become a playmaker and get assists and make his teammates better with those high percentage shots like an open corner three or uncontested layup
Richard Jones
February 15, 2021 at 6:47 pm
He’s not a good playmaker tho??LOL since when did Zion become one they need to lonzo the ball and let him run the team like lamelo they wasting his talent by playing him an off ball guard
Richard Jones
February 15, 2021 at 6:49 pm
Think the pels should do a straight swap with Charlotte Graham for lonzo so needs to be playing with lamelo he will shine
Devon Perry
February 16, 2021 at 12:14 pm
When kicking the ball out? Lol they find a stat for everything